{"product_id":"we-wont-pay-we-wont-pay-and-other-works-the-collected-plays-of-dario-fo-volume-one-paperback","title":"We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! and Other Works: The Collected Plays of Dario Fo, Volume One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDario Fo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRon Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize for Literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the words of his translator, Ron Jenkins: The Nobel committee's decision to honor Fo as a master of literature is a historic tribute to the theatre, which is still viewed by many as literature's bastard child; it is also the first time that the Nobel for the literary arts has been awarded to an actor. This courageous and controversial choice indirectly expands the modern definition of literature to include the power of the spoken word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume One includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth\u003cbr\u003eArchangels Don't Play Pinball\u003cbr\u003eAbout Face\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the major theatrical artists of the 20th century, Italy's Dario Fo, togther with Franca Rame, his wife and creative partner, have been creating a theatrical foray uniquely their own for more than fifty years. One of the world's most produced playwrights, Fo was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ron Jenkins holds a doctorate from Harvard and a masters in buffoonery from the Ringling Brothers Clown College. His translations of Dario Fo and Hoshua Sobol have been performed at theatres around the country. He is the author of Dario Fo and Franca Rame: Artful Laughter and is the chair and artistic director of the theatre department at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.1 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714822148159,"sku":"9781559361828","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6d52232b5c40f88229c7af315b1d8cbd.webp?v=1765069352","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/we-wont-pay-we-wont-pay-and-other-works-the-collected-plays-of-dario-fo-volume-one-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}